When: October 7–November 15, 2004
Where: Nationwide
Institute: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

As part of its continuing effort to inform and involve the public when making decisions about research priorities, NCCAM is inviting the public to review and comment on its draft five-year strategic plan for 2005–2009. The plan includes goals and objectives for the next five years.

The public may view the draft and submit comments online through November 15. This draft already incorporates input from several hundred NCCAM stakeholders, including researchers, health care providers, CAM practitioners, and others. NCCAM will review the public comments and release a final version of the plan in January 2005.

Next Steps
To read the draft plan online and submit comments visit http://nccam.nih.gov/about/plans/2005/index.htm.